I’ve been haunted by a movie called ‘Hamnet’ for months now, let’s look at the magick…and old ways depicted in this beautiful but devastating film.
Author: MW Byrd
Folklorist, Genealogist, Occultist, and all-around Kook. I am a seventh-generation child of the Free & Independent State of Scott. My passions are storytelling, grave preservation, and passing on knowledge from those who have moved on beyond the clearing.
“Real 100% Haunted”
Today we take a look at buying paranormal haunted objects online and ask “Is the story worth the markup?”
The Truth is Out There (But so are lies)
Writing from the darkness of the dragon’s cave. UFOs being shot down, Skinwalkers in the Trees? Is it easier to just let the louder voices prevail? Or are we in a society where even when we refute. we do it for selfish reasons?
The Secret Writings of Richard E Byrd
We take another look into Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd and explore his incorrect addition into the Hollow Earth theory.
What Lies Beneath
We look at the ghosts of the TVA projects that flooded the lowlands of Southeast Kentucky and Northeast Tennessee. Entire towns…and the forgotten dead.
Letting the demons out of the Bag
Today we look at demons of the internet and their frequent connection to Mr. Zak Bagans.
Exploring Stranger Things: Oak Ridge’s Real-Life Mysteries
Today we look at the striking similarities between the fictional “Hawkins Indiana” and the real life Oak Ridge Tennessee.
“The Appalachian Brand”
Today we discuss how Appalachia became marketed in magic and the Paranormal. Is it really accurate though?
Tennessee Man
Today we talk about Evangelism, Using Social Media to divide, and what it’s like to be Pagan in Tennessee.
What Lies Beneath…and above.
Before I started this humble blog, we had the Byrd of Ill Omen Facebook group (Then known as ‘State of Scott’). I had run across articles regarding the Tennessee Valley Authority and its construction of Norris Dam and of a temple that had been found during the excavation. TVA was both a blessing and a…
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